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Have you ever heard of atypical depression? Many people have not heard of it even though it is a very common type of regular depression. It is considered a major type of depression and it can greatly affect a person’s life. Most of the time when you hear the word depression you think about someone who is sad, lonely, withdrawn and they usually have insomnia. People with atypical depression usually have a numb or paralyzed feeling that makes them not even want to get out of bed even when they are not sleepy. They still feel tired and so they normally suffer from hypersomnia (sleep too much) and they normally gain weight because they have a tendency of overeating.

If you have atypical depression your arms and legs may feel extremely heavy and tired all the time. A person with atypical depression can feel better and their mood can improve when something good happens, but it doesn’t usually last for very long. This is called mood reactivity. For instance, they can go out to a movie or a restaurant and have a great time and everything seems fine. However, when they are home or alone they will feel depressed again. It is believed that atypical depression usually begins affecting a person early in their life as opposed to the typical form of depression.